"How Ads CreatedGlobal Junk FoodGeneration"

Question

by Saeed Kamali Denghan
Recent studies published in the Lancet medicaljournal showed that more than a third of low andmiddle-income countries are affected by the doubleburden of malnutrition, meaning that children nothaving enough food in poor countries are also indanger of obesity, or eating too many empty caloriesin the form of junk food.
“Children all over the world are facing majorchallenges to eat healthily – they are moresurrounded by advertising and by opportunities toeat ‘junk’ [processed] food than any previousgeneration,” says Dr Kent Buse, co-investigator onthe study, who complains that governmentresponses have not kept pace with fast-changingfood environments.
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A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
The removal of which term would reduce thenegative point of view of the selection?
(1 point)
environments
burden
studies
generation

Answer 1

The removal of the term "burden" would reduce the negative point of view of the selection. This term carries a strong connotation of hardship and difficulty, which contributes to the overall negative tone of the passage regarding the issues of malnutrition and obesity faced by children.